# BlockRun Social People Search (CT KOL)

> BlockRun Social People Search (CT KOL) is a paid API for AI agents from blockrun.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.0085/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Searches for social media users, specifically Crypto Twitter Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), by query string.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://blockrun.ai/api/v1/surf/search/social/people
- Price: $0.0085/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockrun-social-people-search-ct-kol-782ff53e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_YVHmlYUXfwEuE-YEaGmeJ

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability blockrun-social-people-search-ct-kol-782ff53e
```

Example prompt: Can you search for Crypto Twitter KOLs related to 'DeFi lending' and show me the top influencer profiles?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to discover or look up Crypto Twitter Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) by name, handle, or topic keyword. Ideal for crypto-native research, influencer identification, or building lists of relevant social accounts in the Web3 space. Prefer this over generic social search APIs when the focus is specifically on the crypto/CT influencer ecosystem.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required query parameter 'q' returns an error
- No results found for obscure or misspelled query
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 protocol
- Query too vague returns irrelevant or empty results

## How this service works

Pay for the outcome. One endpoint for every model, tool and data source an agent needs — each call priced before it runs, at the best value per dollar. 103 models and 100 data and tool APIs.

## Output

A list of social user profiles matching the query, likely including CT/Twitter handles, KOL identifiers, and associated metadata such as follower counts or influence scores for crypto-space Key Opinion Leaders.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "q": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Required query param"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockrun-social-people-search-ct-kol-782ff53e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from blockrun.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/blockrun.ai/llms.txt)